Winter 2008 - Sacred Heart Schools

Class of 1977 reunion photo.
1970s
Michele Moran Hillberg (SHP ’76)
donated her old uniform to the
Archives this fall. It was her winter
uniform that she wore from 1972-1976
and is displayed in the Alumni Office.
The current students come by and are
amazed by the official looking blazer
and how short the skirts were in the
1970’s! Michele is a current parent at
the school where her daughter Melissa
(SHP ’09) is a junior.
Sharon Kugler (SHP ’77) is pictured above
with her family at her daughter Emily
Kugler’s wedding and includes Emily’s new
husband Bill, Sharon’s husband Duane and
her youngest daughter Zoe.
The Class of 1977 Reunion was a
great success! Marty Hayes traveled
the furthest for the celebration which
was chaired by Laura Daschbach
Pitchford. Donna Gilboa attended the
event but had to leave before the group
picture was taken. Fun Fact: Lauren
Grey Koenig, Valerie Dewey Soltau,
Mary Miller Bohannon and Laura
Daschbach Pitchford all have kids
attending Sacred Heart and Lauren and
Laura have kids in Connie Solari’s and
Donna Gilboa’s classes! Charlotte Lee-
Andersen has a fifteen-year-old son and
although she is not currently working,
she spends a lot of time driving the
101 and 280 freeways for school,
crew practice and boy scout meetings.
Denise Murphy is an active California
Bar member who has taken some time
off to raise her three children. She is
living in Saratoga and is involved in the
School Board, her local Parish Council
and coaches the “Odyssey of the Mind”
4th and 5th grade team. The team was
the California State Champions in
2007. Cathy Hogan Burgner is living
in Newport Beach with her husband
Dan and her four children. She works
as an educational consultant and is the
owner and founder of “Steps Ahead
College Advisment” in Newport Beach.
Debbie Turner, Sharon Kugler and
Sue Folger sent their best wishes to
everyone even though they could not
attend the reunion.
1980s
SJSH Class of 1982 gathered on
campus after Thanksgiving to celebrate
their 25th reunion. Former Principal
Ann McGowan, RSCJ greeted Dan
Beltramo, Matt Blauvelt, Tina
Rooke Jones, Rich MacDonell, Andi
Vartanian Dehne, Olivia Main Ward,
Kerry Thomas Kingham, Mike Wyatt
and Winston Wood. Dan Beltramo is
living in San Francisco with his lovely
bride Laura. His favorite memories
include “playing football at recess.”
He is busy with a new start-up, VIZU,
an online market research company.
Winston Wood was out from Chicago
where he works as a budget manager
for HSCB in the banking industry.
He is married to Dawn and they have
two children. His favorite memory
was “seeing Marco and Sean in kilts
for the 8th grade play.” The group was
entertained thoroughly watching a
video tape of their class play, Brigadoon.
Rich MacDonell who played the lead
was on hand for the party from his
home in Bend, Oregon where he lives
with his wife and two daughters. He
is a physician in private practice when
he is not skiing, biking or fly fishing.
His favorite memory was “when my
sister Suzanne came to St. Joseph’s and
became my religion teacher, and when
I threw paper in Madame Ra’s class and
finally confessed to it.” Olivia Main
Have you named
Sacred Heart
in your will or trust
You can leave a lasting legacy to
benefit future SHS students by naming
Sacred Heart Schools as a beneficiary
in any of your estate planning.
Whether it be in your will, a charitable
trust, or life insurance policy, your
legacy gift from your estate can help
make a promise that Sacred Heart
will always be here.
If you already have named
Sacred Heart as a beneficiary
in any of your estate planning,
please let us know, so that we
can recognize your giving in the
Tower Circle Society
For more information, contact M’Lis
Berry, Director of Development, at (650)
473-4002 or mberry@shschools.org.
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